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Bacterial endocarditis with polyarthritis in two dogs associated with circulating autoantibodies
Author(s) -
BENNETT DAVID,
GILBERTSON ELIZABETH M. M.,
GRENNAN DAVID
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1978.tb05473.x
Subject(s) - medicine , autoantibody , rheumatoid factor , polyarthritis , endocarditis , clinical significance , pathological , anti nuclear antibody , pathology , immunology , rheumatoid arthritis , antibody , arthritis
The clinical and pathological features of two cases of bacterial endocarditis in the dog are described. Non–organ specific autoantibodies (antinuclear factor and rheumatoid factor) were detected in the sera and their significance is discussed.